Swiss Human Rights Award for Kurt Pelda
War correspondent Kurt Pelda will receive the 2014 Human Rights Award. The Swiss section of the International Society for Human Rights (IGFM) will present him with the award on December 6 in Bern.
War reporter Pelda has spent this year in crisis areas such as Syria and Iraq to find out about the situation of the population and "reported on the worst human rights violations", the company explained the decision in a statement on Monday night. Pelda is being honored for his commitment, in which he "risked his life several times" in order to "get closer to the truth".
Born in Basel in 1965, Pelda works as a freelance journalist and, according to the press release, is consulted by various media as an "experienced expert on the situation". The IGFM-CH has been awarding the Human Rights Prize since 1994. It honors people and actions that support and promote human security. (SDA)
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